Jasmine Cui

1 day ago | nbcnews.com | Angela Yang |Jasmine Cui

May 13, 2025, 4:00 PM EDTThe aspiring app developers of today no longer have to be fluent in coding. Instead, many are describing apps into existence using plain English.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Jing Feng |J.J. McCorvey |Jasmine Cui |Joe Murphy

New home sales are rising, but builders are tapping the brakes as the trade war and broader economic uncertainty grip the industry. Sales of new homes rose 7.4% from February to March, according to federal data released Wednesday, as buyers took advantage of somewhat lower mortgage rates and a wider supply of properties to choose from. But rates have already begun inching back up, and homebuilders are bracing for a slowdown ahead.

3 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Jing Feng |Christine Romans |Jasmine Cui

The youngest U.S. homebuyers aren’t so young anymore, as a forbidding market turns first-time house hunting into an activity for people nearing 40. “No one in their young 20s are buying homes,” said Ricky Voong, a real estate agent in Southampton, Pennsylvania, who has noticed his clientele getting older lately. Voong is struggling to find properties in the Philadelphia suburbs for Hahmie Lee, 37; her husband, David Matozzo, 31; and their 7-year-old daughter, Luna.

1 month ago | nbcnews.com | Jasmine Cui

President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda has thrown the financial world for a loop for much of the past month. The on-again, off-again trade escalation with other nations — most notably China — has upended markets with investors fleeing U.S. stocks in search of more stable ground. And as experts and business leaders say the lack of clarity around the tariffs is every bit a challenge as the levies themselves, data shows economic uncertainty is the highest it has been in years.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Jasmine Cui

President Donald Trump’s tariff agenda has thrown the financial world for a loop for much of the past month. The on-again, off-again trade escalation with other nations — most notably China — has upended markets with investors fleeing U.S. stocks in search of more stable ground. And as experts and business leaders say the lack of clarity around the tariffs is every bit a challenge as the levies themselves, data shows economic uncertainty is the highest it has been in years.